Cork man who 'turned life' around gets suspended sentence after compensating victims

A Garda sergeant testified that he had rarely witnessed such a positive transformation by anyone.

A Garda sergeant prosecuting a case against a man who was rescued from sleeping rough on the streets of Birmingham by his father testified that he had rarely witnessed such a positive transformation by anyone.

Jeremiah Hayes, of 28 Tuairinglas, Greenfields, Ballincollig, Co Cork, faced sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court arising out of deception charges committed in 2014.